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Amoeblog posts marked with talib kweli.Hip-Hop Rap-Up, Week End 03.07.14: Talib Kweli, ScHoolboy Q, Verbal Kent, Smif-N-Wessun, J-Dilla, DC Comets + more<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><iframe width="520" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5dBy9KEorjw?rel=0"></iframe> ScHoolBoy Q &quot;What They Want (Explicit) (feat. 2 Chainz)&quot; (2014) </strong></div>
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1) <strong>ScHoolboy Q</strong> <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/oxymoron-lp-schoolboy-q/albums/3114931/"><em>Oxymoron</em></a> (Interscope) <br />
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2) <strong>J-Dilla</strong> <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/donuts-8-x-7-box-set-7-j-dilla/albums/2848072/"><em>Donuts [8 x 7&quot; Box Set</em></a>] (Stones Throw) <br />
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5) <strong>Kendrick Lamar </strong><a href="http://www.amoeba.com/good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-deluxe-edition-cd-kendrick-lamar/albums/2936379/"><em>good kid, m.A.A.d city</em></a> (Aftermath)<br />
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In the number slot with a bullet at Amoeba Music this week is the brand new <strong>ScHoolboy Q</strong> album <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/oxymoron-lp-schoolboy-q/albums/3114931/"><em>Oxymoron</em></a> care of <strong>Interscope&nbsp;Records </strong>who will be unleashing a vinyl version of the album in a few weeks (<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/oxymoron-lp-schoolboy-q/albums/3114931/">pre-order <em>Oxymoron</em> LP version here</a>). This phenomenally successful new major label debut album from <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/319306/releases#/"><strong>ScHoolboy Q</strong></a>, that also bowed at number one nationally on the <strong>Billboard 200 </strong>charts this week, follows up two extremely well received indie albums from the talented young hip-hop artist: 2011's <em>Setbacks</em> and 2012's <em>Habits &amp; Contradictions</em> - in addition to his 2012 collaboration project with <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/64310"><strong>The&nbsp;Alchemist</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/202679"><strong>Danny Brown</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/flight-confirmation-the-alchemist/albums/2797253/"><em>Flight Confirmation</em></a>.&nbsp; Q is down with <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/318487">Kendrick Lamar</a> and along <img width="200" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="200" align="right" alt="" title="Talib Kweli Gravitas" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/images-33.jpg" />with the the <span data-measureme="1"><span class="null"><a href="http://www.amoeba.com/good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-deluxe-edition-cd-kendrick-lamar/albums/2936379/"><em>good kid, m.A.A.d city</em></a></span></span> artist (the 2012 release that is still charting at Amoeba) he is also signed to <strong>Top Dawg Entertainment </strong>who made a joint-venture deal with<strong> Interscope Records</strong> to release this first No. 1 for Top Dawg. The lead single &ldquo;Collard Greens&rdquo; that dropped mid 2013 features <strong>Kendrick Lamar</strong> while<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/326213"><strong> 2 Chainz</strong></a> cameos on &ldquo;What They Want&quot; (see new video above), and <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/318171/releases#/"><strong>Tyler, the Creator </strong></a>guests on &ldquo;The Purge.&rdquo; In the review of this album Amoeba.com praises&nbsp; ScHoolboy Q for being, &quot;commercial and weird at the same time, but ScHoolboy Q makes it work with flying colors.&quot;<br />
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Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:44:56 GMThttp://www.amoeba.com/rss-link/blog/2014/03/jamoeblog/hip-hop-rap-up-week-end-03-07-14-talib-kweli-schoolboy-q-verbal-kent-smif-n-wessun-j-dilla-dc-comets-more.htmlAmoeba SF & Berkeley's 10 Best In-Stores of 2013<div>As we all know (because we're living the history as it's being made), the music industry has changed
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dramatically in the past decade and continues to do so rapidly. Everyone still loves music, but the concept of ownership, collecting, and procuring music is constantly evolving for all of us. No matter how you prefer to get music -- in the cloud, on vinyl or CD, downloaded -- one thing hasn't changed; <strong>the best way to experience music is live and in the flesh</strong>. The Experience of being part of a live performance, giving energy from the audience to the musician while they play their hearts out, can't be stored on any device. You just have to live it. We here at Amoeba Music consider it paramount to continue to provide live entertainment in our stores and keep Experience alive.<br />
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<strong>Amoeba San Francisco</strong> and <strong>Berkeley</strong> were particularly blessed with great in-store performances in 2013. From legends like <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/138913/releases#/view-list/order-released/direction-desc/page-1"><strong>Nik Turner</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/142970"><strong>Billy Bragg</strong></a>, and <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/143097"><strong>Camper Van Beethoven</strong></a> to new faces on the scene like <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/193121/releases#/view-list/order-released/direction-desc/page-1"><strong>Lissie</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/1180549"><strong>Bastille</strong></a>, each and every show was a fantastic reminder of how thrilling live music can be. &nbsp;It was daunting to have to pick just ten of these shows, but here they are in reverse chronological order...<strong>Amoeba SF and Berkeley's ten best in-stores of 2013</strong>!</div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>-- Lee Ranaldo In-Store Guitar Clinic,&nbsp;12/11/2013, San Francisco</strong></span></div>
<div><a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/60929"><strong>Sonic Youth</strong></a>'s <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/153929"><strong>Lee Ranaldo</strong></a> amazed and mystified the audience with nearly a half-hour of continuous guitar mastery, at the end of which he finally looked up and asked, &quot;Any questions?&quot; Lee was in town with his project <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/153929"><strong>Lee Ranaldo and the Dust</strong></a>.<br />
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Sat, 21 Dec 2013 03:52:00 GMThttp://www.amoeba.com/rss-link/blog/2013/12/people-s-republic-of-northern-california/amoeba-sf-berkeley-s-10-best-in-stores-of-2013.htmlRock The Bells Primer For The Hip-Hop Festival's Two Days In The Bay<div style="text-align: center;"><img width="520" height="355" align="middle" alt="" title="Rock The Bells" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/billyjam/2_2040306892_rtbfinalflyer1_zps5f28c5b1.jpg" /></div>
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With the summer's <a href="http://concerts.livenation.com/event/1C004AAEC78F3F77 "><em><strong>Rock The Bells</strong></em></a> mega traveling&nbsp; hip-hop festival rolling through the Bay Area this <img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="left" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/billyjam/146796a.jpg" alt="" />weekend (both today and tomorrow) I thought it only fitting to salute some of the many artists performing at the artist-packed, two-day event by including (below) music videos from a sampling of some of the talents performing. These include&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/63310"><strong>E-40 </strong></a>and <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/90556"><strong>Too $hort</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/64486"><strong>Wu-Tang&nbsp;Clan</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/62807"><strong>Talib Kweli,</strong></a> <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/search/all/?s=action%20bronson"><strong>Action Bronson</strong></a>, and<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/search/all/?s=dilated%20peoples"><strong> Dilated Peoples</strong></a>. Meantime see the flyer above for detailed listing of this year's most impressive line-up of acts performing across the different stages at the <a href="http://www.theshorelineamphitheatre.com/"><strong>Shoreline Amphitheater</strong></a> in Mountain View where Rock The Bells is once again this year. Note that both the late great <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/139218"><strong>Ol' Dirty Bastard</strong></a> and <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/63612/releases#/view-list/order-released/direction-desc/page-1"><strong>Eazy E </strong></a>will be kind of present via hologram technology a la the 2Pac at Coachella hologram. Also note that <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/63283/releases#/view-list/order-released/direction-desc/page-1"><strong>Deltron 3030</strong></a>'s performance is tomorrow Sunday only. For <em>Rock The Bells </em>tickets and more info<a href="http://concerts.livenation.com/event/1C004AAEC78F3F77 "> click here</a>. <br />
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Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:50:48 GMThttp://www.amoeba.com/rss-link/blog/2013/09/jamoeblog/rock-the-bells-primer-for-the-hip-hop-festival-s-two-days-in-the-bay.htmlHip-Hop Rap-Up, Week End 05.10.13: Talib Kweli, Sunspot Jonz & BOAC, The Uncluded, Qwel & Maker, Too $hort, + more&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <iframe width="520" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d55zP3KkOO0?rel=0"></iframe><br />
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1) <strong>Talib Kweli</strong><a href="http://www.amoeba.com/prisoner-of-conscious-cd-talib-kweli/albums/2920981/"><em> Prisoner Of Conscious</em></a> (Blacksmith)<br />
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2) <strong>The Uncluded (Aesop Rock + Kimya Dawson)</strong> <em>Hokey Fright </em>(Rhymesayers)<br />
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3) <strong>Qwel &amp; Maker</strong> <em>Beautiful Raw </em>(Galapagos4 Records) <br />
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4) <strong>Sunspot Jonz and BOAC</strong> <em>Skywalkers</em> (Outhouse Records)<br />
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5) <strong>Sole </strong><em>No Wising Up, No Settling Down </em>(Black Canyon)<br />
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Thanks to<strong> E-Lit</strong> at <strong>Amoeba Berkeley</strong> for his run down (video and chart above) on all the latest in hip-hop releases at Amoeba Music this week that include such new joints as <strong>Sunspot Jonz (Mystik Journeymen/Living Legends</strong>) who teamed up with Bay Area producer <strong>BOAC </strong>(founding member of <strong>The Earthlings</strong> along with <strong>DJ Bootleg</strong> who used to book the hip-hop shows at the defunct SF venue <strong>Maritime Hall</strong>) for his latest release <em><strong>Skywalkers</strong></em> - released on the long running&nbsp;Living Legends label <strong>Outhouse Records</strong>. As E-Lit notes it is a fun, all killer, no filler hip-hop release.&nbsp; Other new <img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="right" alt="" title="Sunspot Jonz + BOAC" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/billyjam/41QA47k60CL._SL500_AA280_.jpg" />releases include the straight up hip-hop album from <strong>Qwel &amp; Maker</strong> <strong><em>Beautiful Raw </em></strong>on<strong> Galapagos4 Records</strong>, and the much more alternative/adventurous hip-hop outing from <strong>The Uncluded</strong>: <strong><em>Hokey Fright</em></strong><em> </em>on <strong>Rhymesayers Entertainment</strong>. The Uncluded is the pairing of <strong>Aesop Rock</strong> with <strong>Kimya Dawson</strong> who have worked together before this new collaborative full-length album. You may recall that<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/138543/"><strong> Kimya Dawson</strong></a> made a cameo on <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/skelethon-cd-aesop-rock/albums/972051/"><strong><em>Skelethon</em></strong> </a>- the stellar solo album (following a five year gap) from <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/music/artist/62888"><strong>Aesop Rock</strong></a> last summer (when he did a memorable<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/live-shows/detail-2260/#cat-most_recent_shows/page-1"> in-store at Amoeba San Francisco</a>), and that Aesop Rock in turn had made guest appearances on Dawson's album from the previous year <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/thunder-thighs-cd-kimya-dawson/albums/832504/"><em><strong>Thunder Thighs</strong></em></a>. Released by Rhymesayers Entertainment it features the single &quot;Earthquake.&quot; See the accompanying video below and you will immediately see why E-Lit describes it as like children's music in its production presentation of the 16 track album that, according to the publicity release from the label, &quot;helps to tell the story of two people who are finding therapy through making art together.&quot;<br />
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Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:52 GMThttp://www.amoeba.com/rss-link/blog/2013/05/jamoeblog/hip-hop-rap-up-week-end-05-10-13-talib-kweli-sunspot-jonz-boac-the-uncluded-qwel-maker-too-hort-more.htmlTalib Kweli & Res (Idle Warship) Are Genuine Music Fans as seen in new What's In My Bag?<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><iframe width="520" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VIgYLabM7gI?rel=0"></iframe> <br />
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I love how both<strong> Res</strong> and <strong>Talib&nbsp;Kweli</strong> of super-duo<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/buy-stuff/detail/idle-warship/habits-of-the-heart-cd--369171.html"><strong> Idle&nbsp;Warship</strong></a> are genuine music fans and true <img width="250" vspace="8" align="left" hspace="8" height="250" alt="" title="cover of Talib Kweli + Res' November release &quot;Habit of the Heart&quot;" src="http://www.amoeba.com/admin/uploads/blog/Idle-Warship-Habits-of-the-Heart.jpg" />supporters of their fellow artists as proven in the above <strong>What's In My Bag?</strong> video recently shot at Amoeba Hollywood. In this latest <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/page1"><strong>What's&nbsp;In My Bag?</strong></a> segment Res (pronounced Reese), who confided that whenever Talib releases a new CD that she cops six copies of it, picked up such releases as<strong> Nikka Costa, Crosby Stills &amp; Nash</strong>, and female vocalist <strong>Havana</strong> who she got turned onto it after hearing it been played over the Sunset Blvd. Amoeba sound system.&nbsp; <br />
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Meanwhile Talib Kweli, who was clearly quite pleased with his <strong>Beatles</strong> &quot;<strong><em>Yellow Submarine&quot;</em></strong> poster find, picked up a grip of music including some late 2011 releases he was catching up on - the latest releases from&nbsp; his &quot;friends&quot; <strong>The Roots</strong> (<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/buy-stuff/detail/the-roots/undun-cd--375376.html"><strong><em>Undun</em></strong></a>) and <strong>Common</strong> (<a href="http://www.amoeba.com/buy-stuff/detail/common/the-dreamer-the-believer-cd--384989.html"><strong><em>The Dreamer/The Believe</em></strong></a>r) stressing how it is important for him to support music since he asks others to do so of his music.&nbsp; And you can support Idle&nbsp;Warship by buying their November release<strong><em> <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/buy-stuff/detail/idle-warship/habits-of-the-heart-cd--369171.html">Habits of the Heart</a></em></strong><a href="http://www.amoeba.com/buy-stuff/detail/idle-warship/habits-of-the-heart-cd--369171.html"> directly from Amoeba.</a> And for more artists shares of their goodies found at Amoeba check out the numerous other videos in the series <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/page1"><em><strong>What's&nbsp;In My Bag?</strong></em></a>http://www.amoeba.com/rss-link/blog/2012/04/jamoeblog/talib-kweli-res-idle-warship-are-genuine-music-fans-as-seen-in-new-what-s-in-my-bag-.html
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